gameboard
See also: game board
English
Alternative forms
- game board
Etymology
game + board
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɡeɪm.bɔːd/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈɡeɪm.bɔɹd/
Noun
gameboard (plural gameboards)
- (board games) A portable surface marked for playing a game, and on which the counters or other pieces are placed and moved.
- (video games) The playfield.
- 2011, Janet H. Murray, Inventing the Medium: Principles of Interaction Design as a Cultural Practice
- The Mario games extended the gameboard with side scrolling […]
- 2011, Janet H. Murray, Inventing the Medium: Principles of Interaction Design as a Cultural Practice
Synonyms
- board
Hyponyms
- checkerboard, chessboard
Related terms
- board game
- game
Translations
portable surface on which a game is played
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See also
- gaming board
Anagrams
- board game, boardgame